KURU

A company that knows the frontline,
building for the frontline

KURU was born from 15 years of experience in the restaurant industry. From ordering and logistics to systems, we solve the frontline’s everyday hassles ourselves.

Mission

Removing the frontline’s hassles,
one by one.

History

Our journey from the restaurant floor to changing the industry with technology.

2014栄光合同会社 founded

Started restaurant and telecom businesses in Shinjuku, running 5 restaurants and building firsthand knowledge of frontline challenges.

2023KURU system development begins

Began in-house development to solve frontline inefficiencies and opaque trade flows with technology.

2024KURU Reservations launched

Launched a restaurant reservation system as our first in-house SaaS, surpassing 130,000 total reservations.

2025KURU MART launches

Launched an ordering platform connecting restaurants and wholesalers, enabling optimal purchasing through reverse auctions among 21 suppliers.

2025Public certifications & partnerships

Certified as a Tokyo Startup Ecosystem member / Tokyo Management Innovation Plan approved (2025.1.29) / Partnership with GMO Card System / Launched sales of KURU Behind (business support SaaS).

2026.4.1Reorganized as a corporation

From 栄光合同会社 to KURUマート株式会社, strengthening our organization and expanding the business.

Now (2026.7)Becoming the platform behind the frontline

Supporting restaurants’ purchasing, operations and payments, and contributing to the growth of stores nationwide.

150 stores
Stores served
21 suppliers
Supplier partners
~10,800/yr
Annual orders
~¥280M
Total transaction value

A team that knows the frontline

We know the frontline and solve its challenges with technology and logistics — a team from Korea.

Jeonggyu Song
CEO
Jeonggyu Song송정규

Coming from the restaurant floor, I decided “we have to build the system ourselves” — and that decision led to the KURU of today.

Yongha Hwang
CTO
Yongha Hwang황용하

I turn our CEO’s vision into engineering, and will keep building tools that help businesses across Japan run more smoothly.

Hyunbin Lee
Field Manager
Hyunbin Lee이현빈
Develops franchisees and partners
Seonghyeon Bae
Technical Lead
Seonghyeon Bae배성현
Leads app and system development
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Company profile

Company name
KURUマート株式会社
Founded
April 2014
Address
DeLCCS Kagurazaka 1F, 2-16 Higashigokencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0813, Japan
Phone
03-4400-9771
Email
contact@kurubehind.com
Business
IT platform development and services, food distribution, telecommunications services

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